Author:
Rui Ribolhos
Report:
Annual Report 45
Page:
55
Year:
2018
Subject Matter:
Military history
Excerpt:
The article describes the battle in the Tagus in 1808 between the French and British navies, which ultimately led to the death of Captain Shipley, commander of HMS Nymphe, as he tried to board the French Corvette, La Gavotte, one of the vessels being used by Junot to block access to Lisbon. Shipley’s body was washed up some days later at Paço de Arcos and buried nearby. A monument was subsequently erected by the British at or close to Shipley’s grave and this was restored and rededicated in 2017.
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